Shipping container



Aug. 20, 1935 M. KOPPELMAN ET AL SHliPPING CONTAINER Filed Feb. 6, 1931 2 SheetsSheet 1 l .l lll' 'i ll-lll l||\||||| INVENTORS BYtiLAATTORNEY 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORS Aug. 20, 1935. M. KOPPELMAN ET AL I SHIPPING CONTAINER Filed Feb. 6, 1931 Patented Aug. 20, 1935 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICES SHIPPING CONTAINER Morris Koppelman, Brooklyn, N. Y.,-and Brunson E. Gilbert, Dover, N. J., assignors to Holed- Tite Packing Corporation, New York, N. Y., a

corporation of New York Application February 6, 1931, Serial No. 513,916

.7 Claims. (01. 22915) I The present improvements relate to shipping which respectively have end flaps 22 and 23. cases or containers for eggs or other fragile ar- Members 24 and 25 project in an opposite directicles and are primarily intended for shipping tion. from the end wall members is and I9, as such articles in quantities of any size, as desired. clearly seen inFig. 1. A securing flap 28 is pro- A primary object, among others, is to provide vided 'for holding the blank. in assembled rela- 5 a container formed of paper board, card board, tion. It will be noted, that this blank is suitcorrugated board or ledger board which may be ably scored or otherwise provided with fold lines readily assembled for use, possessing strength so as to facilitate assembly and formation of the and durability thereby protecting the articles container. v

against breakage in shipment. In order that there may be little or no waste 10 A further object is to provide a container of material in the sheet from which the blank is this character which is economical in materials stamped, two additional blanks such as illustratand manufacture, lighter in weight, but sacrifices ed in Fig. 2, are stamped out of the remainder none of the characteristics of strength of the of the 'sheet at A and B, as seen in Fig. 1. These wooden containers which it replaces. blanks compr se a wall portion 0, e d 01' secur- 15 Another object is to provide a novel container 7 ing flaps 3t, 32 and bottom member 33. The ashaving improved cover means as well as improved sembly of these tWO blanks in c p r t ve P partition means, cooperating to enclose the artition is clearly illus a in cles in an eflicient manner and yet be readily re- The blanks assembled in the form of a conleasable for inspection of the contents f tainer are illustrated in Fig. 4 where the secur- 20 The provision of the foregoing elements also ing flap 26 is stapled or otherwise secured to the lends strength and rigidity to the container. A end wall member 19. The flaps 24 and 25 are further object of the improvements is the provifolded inwardly to form a part of the floor of the sion of reinforcing means along the ends of the container, While p l2 and '3 are t en folded 25 container which also serve as handles or grips inwardly to form the ultimate bottom thereof. It 25' for lifting or transporting same. is notable that these larger bottom flaps sub- Other objects include the forming of ,a constantially meet along the center of the container. tainer from blanks with little or no waste mate- The partition means 40 assembled as illustratrial. Various other objects and advantages will ed in Fig. 3, may now be secured across the conbe apparent to those skilled in the art upon reftainer in the positionillustrated in Fig. 4. This 30 erence to the accompanying drawings, in whichis accomplished by securing the end flaps 3| and Fig. 1 illustrates a blank which may be folded 32 to the side wall members It] and H, as illusfor forming the container; trated. It is notable that the two blanks pro- Fig. 2 illustrates a blank for forming part of vided for this partition means are secured in 35 the partition; 5 slightly spaced relation so as to provide a pocket 35 Fig. 3is a perspective view of the partition or sheath 4| transversely of the container and in -means; t i I alignment with the slots 42 which separate the Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective of theassemmembers 14 to IT. With the partition means bled container; I I thus disposed, it is seen that the flaps 33 thereof 40 Fig. 5 is a fragmentary end view of the conform a portion of the floor of the container and 40 tainer, illustrating the manner of forming the extend away from one another and. meet the reinforcing handles. members 24, 25. Suitable securing means-,such Referring to the drawings, the blank illustrated as staples, glue or other media, may be employed in Fig. 1 may be stamped'out of any suitable ard to secure bottom members I2 and I3 to the floor board, corrugated or ledger board as desired. members 24, 25, 33. It is thus apparent that 45 This blank comprises the side wall members In the container is provided with a very sturdy douand H having bottom members'l2 and I3 integral ble ply bottom. therewith and top members l4, I5, I 6 and I1. 'Aside from other features hereinafter set forth The end wall members 18 and- I9 have also inteit is apparent that the partition means 40 divides gral therewith the cover'members 20 and 2|, the container into two sections and providesrein- 50 forcement for the walls as well as the container as a whole. Attention is directed to the fact that the members 20, 2|, 24 and 25 in the blank in Fig. l are provided with slightly more material than is required by them to meet their functions in the final form. This extra material designated as 5| and 52, is employed for reinforcing the end walls of the box as well ,as for providing a flange or lifting handle. -Uponinspection of Fig. 5, it will be seen that the strip 5| is folded back against the end face ofthe container and strip 52 is then reversely folded against strip 5|, thereby providing a double ply lip or flange. This material is then securely stapled to the end wall of the box at 53 and 54, where it provides reinforcement. It is notable that the staples 53 and 54 are suitably spaced so that a gap will be provided, therebetween, so that the folded-over material may be expanded for the purpose of forming a handle 55 underneath which the fingers of an individual may be inserted for readily lifting or transporting the container.

These handles 55 are provided as illustrated, across the top of the end walls of the container, and a similar structure similarly formed'is provided along the lower edge of the end walls thereby affording reinforcements designated 56. It is within the contemplation of the improvements to omit these lower portions 56 thereby saving mate rial to the extent that the flaps 24 and 25 will be stamped without the strips 5| and 52, and accordingly will be hinged inwardly directly from the bottom edge of the end wall members. In this event, the handles 55 only will be provided.

In making the handles '55 in the manner illustrated in Fig. 5, these members are integral with their respective end wall and top cover members which provide a strong and sturdy construction and one which is easily assembled. Obviously, the

handles 55 may be supplied from separate mate rial and the cover members 20 and 2| hinged directly to the end wall members. However, as heretofore set forth in making the cover members 20 and 2| oversize so as to provide for this doubled over flange at the end, added reinforcement and protection at the ends and corners is derived.

In using the container, the members l4 to I! may be folded over the sections of the container where they will meet substantially along the longitudinal center. When thus folded over, the slots 42 will expose the pocket or channel 4| provided by the partition means. The top cover members 20 and 2 I, which hinge inwardly from the ends of the container, may now be folded downwardly and the flaps 2712 and 23 tucked into the pocket 4| formed by the partition, wherein they are held by the close fit and engagement in the walls of the pocket. The end flaps 22 and 23 may be stamped in the manner illustrated so as to be interlocked,

if desired, prior to their insertion in the pocket 4 Furthermore, a removable spring clip or paper fastener may be slipped over the ends of the flaps as they are about to be tucked in. Should the chosen material not lend itself to such means, a

card board container of this character, it has been found that covers hinged from the ends permit a sturdier and more rugged construction in the receptacle as a whole.

In providing a rectangular shipping case of this character, no limit need necessarily be placed upon the capacity thereofi For example, the blank may be stamped so that theside and end .wall members are many times the width of the illustrated embodiment, asishown in Fig. 4, the container will be considerably deeper so as to accommodate thirty-six, one

hundred and forty-four or even a larger amount of fragile articles, such as eggs, and the like. The

present improvements lend themselves admirably to this larger size of shipping case, and may be readily lifted by means of integral handles 55 which insure a firm grip on the case since said handles form an integral part thereof and will not therefore work themselves free of the body of the container.

It will be noted that the illustrated embodiment provides a double ply top and bottom so that the articles will be well protected, regardless of which surface of the container happens to be uppermost.

Various modifications within the scope of the present improvements will be apparent to those skilled in the art and may be made without de-. parting from the purview of the invention.

We claim:

l. A box comprising bottom members, side members, end cover members integral therewith, and centrally disposed partition means defining a pocket for receiving depending portions of said cover members, said portions being carried by the edge of said cover and in opposed relation to said side members.

.2. A box comprising bottom members, side members, end cover members integral therewith, and a centrally disposed partition comprising spaced members adapted to receive portions of said cover members, said portions being carried by the edge of said cover and in opposed relation to said side members.

3. A rectangular box folded from a blank comprising side wall members having integral top and bottom members, end wall members having integral cover members, transverse partition means secured to said side members dividing said box into two sections, said partition means comprising spaced wall members defining a channel for receiving portions of said cover members.

4. In an elongated shipping container, cover members hinged at each end thereof, members forming a pocket transversely of the container, and flaps on said cover members adapted to be tucked into and held in said pocket.

whereby upon assembly .5. A shipping container comprising upright side and end wall members, bottom wall members attached to said side and end members and disposed horizontally for providing a bottom for the space enclosed by said side and end wall members, means defining an upstanding pocket between the side wall members of the container, cover members hinged to different upstanding wall members, and the container, said cover members having flaps along the edges remote from their hinges, the cover members extending from their hinges to the position of said pocket means whereby said flaps may be removably nested within said means.

6. A container comprising side, end and bottom walls, means defining an upright pocket extending between said side walls and substantially foldable to provide the top of parallel to saidend walls, cover members hinged to said end walls, said cover members being provided at the edges remote from said end walls with flaps having interlocking means, which, when the covers are in closed position, are interlocked and located within said pocket.

'7. A container comprising side, end and bottom walls, means defining an upright pocket extending between said side walls and substantially parallel to said end walls, cover members hinged to and carried by said end walls, said cover members being provided at the edges remote from said end walls with flaps having interlocking means, which, when the covers are, in closed position, are interlocked and located within said pocket.

MORRIS KOPPELlVLAN.

BRUN'SON E. GILBERT. 

